Page 3 - Introduction; Table of Contents
EtherFast ® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Introduction Migrate your network to Gigabit speed with the EtherFast ® Dual Gigabit with 24- Port 10/100 Switch. This new Switch from Linksys provides blazing transferspeeds for your network applications with integrated Gigabit over copper con-nec...
Page 4 - Getting to Know the Switch; PER PORT
EtherFast ® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch 3 Getting to Know the Switch Power (Green) The LED will illuminate when the switch is powered on. PER PORT Link/Act (Green/Amber) The LED will illuminate green when theport makes a connection at 100Mbps, and flash green whenthere is activity on the...
Page 5 - Installing the Switch; Fast Ethernet Considerations
EtherFast ® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Installing the Switch Fast Ethernet Considerations If you will be using the Switch for Fast Ethernet (100Mbps) or Gigabit(1000Mbps) applications, you must observe the following guidelines: • The maximum UTP cabling length using Category 3 cable is ...
Page 6 - Switch Management; Local Console Management
Switch Management The Linksys EtherFast ® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch offers an easy-to-use, menu-driven console interface. Using this interface, you can per-form various switch conf iguration and management activities, including: • Conf iguring system and port parameters• Conf iguring r...
Page 8 - Configuring the Switch
After you log on to the Switch, the Main Menu screen will appear. The Main Menu screen consists of a series of options. Each option leads youto the screen for that management setting. Highlighting any option selects it;pressing the Enter key takes you to that screen. To navigate through the Console ...
Page 15 - Glossary
Glossary 10BaseT - An Ethernet standard that uses twisted wire pairs. 100BaseTX - IEEE physical layer specif ication for 100 Mbps over two pairs ofCategory 5 UTP wire. 1000BASE-T - provides half-duplex (CSMA/CD) and full-duplex 1000MbpsEthernet service over Category 5e links as def ined by ANSI/TIA/...
Page 17 - Specifications; Warranty Information
Specifications Model Number EF24G2 Standards IEEE 802.1d, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x Protocol CSMA/CD Ports 24 10/100Base-TX RJ-45 Ports2 1000Base-TX RJ-45 Ports1 RS232 DB-9 Port Speed Per Port (Mbps) 10/100 Ports 10 or 100 (Half Duplex...
Page 18 - Contact Information
Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of this product, contact LinksysCustomer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below. Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) Tech Support and RMA Issues 800-326-7114949-261-1288 Fax 949-261-8868 Email support@links...